Necktie



Aug. 25, 1931. T. G. CRAIGHEAD NECKTIE Filed Nov. 21, 1950 2 6? levi/@waa Patented Aug. 25, 1931 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE THOMAS G. CRAIGHEAD, F SEATTLE, WASHINGTON NECKTIE Application mednoveniber 21, 1930. serial No. 497,277.

T his invention relates to improvements in neck wear, and more particularly to a neckf tie.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an attractive tie which may -be quickly applied to a collar and quickly .removed therefrom, and which requires no partof the the tying of neckties and have ydiliculty iny looping the tie in proper form. By the use of my improved tie, these disadvantages are Y all obviated. The tie is secured in place with a minimum of effort and time and does not in any way soil or muss the collar as a pei'- son is likely to do in tying a four-in-hand tie.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-

Figure l is a front view of the tie in position.

Figure 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.

The necktie, which is shown as a straight narrow tie lfor purposes of convenience, mayy be made in any form and vof any shape. It

is shown made up of a'b'ody portion 1 havi ing a band portion 2 which encircles the body portion near the top. The band eliminates the necessity of tying the body portion of the tie and the consequent pulling out of shape.

Figure 2 i-s a back view of the tie alone. y

`section next to the wearer is a biittonhole 3, by

means of which the tie maybe fastened to the f ordinary collar button t. The tie-is shown with a collar 5 in `Figure l, where it may be4 not muss or dirty the collar.

From the foregoing description, it i-s easily seen that the tie herein described may be made in any form or with any shape tie, the principal function of the invention being to provideva tie that will retain its shape, lie fiat and which will be easy to aHiX and take easily seen that the securing of thetie would off. A tie such as abovefdescribed could be made from less material, as the knot structure of the tie is usually about three times the length of tie necessary to encircle said tie as the band 3 does. l

I claim:-

A necktie including a body portion formed from a length of cloth flolded at its middle and arranged so that its sections lie flat, one against the other, said rear section of the body portion having a buttonhole formed therein adjacent the fold, and a band encirf cling the two sections and secured thereto to imitate a knot formed therein.

lii testimony whereof- I aflix my signature.

THOMAS G. CRAIGHEAD.

The tie is formed by folding the body por- Y tion 1 at substantially inidpoints and allowing the free ends to overlie one another so that the tie will at all times lie flat and even.

' To form the semblance of a knot, the band 2 is passed around the bodv portion adjacent the folded ond and secured there. Between the band and the folded end of ythe tie and on the 

